Marking-pen



J. STOAKES. Marking-Pen.

No. 225,178. Patented Ma'r.2,1880

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. STOAKES, OF MILAN, OHIO.

MARKING-PEN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 225,178, dated March 2,1880,

' Application filed September 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES W. STOAKES, residing at Milan, in the countyof Erie and State of Ohio, and a citizen of the United States,haveinvented a new and useful Iniprovement in Marking and LetteringDevices, of which the following is a full description, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l' is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a plan; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the pen removedfromthe handle. Fig. 4 is anin side view of one of the two plates orblades of the pen. Fig. 5 shows the position of the two blades whenmarking. Fig. 6 is a specimen of the work in executing which the pen wasused.

The object of the invention is to furnish an improved instrument by theuse of which fancy marking and lettering can be done rapidly; and itconsists in two spring plates or blades formed and adapted to be used ashereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A is the handle of the pen. B represents the pen. It iscomposed of two plates or blades, a. and b, which may be made of anysuitable metal having sufficient elasticity. These two blades or platesare formed substantially as shown in the drawings, and are securedtogether by solder or otherwise at one end, a, forming a shank which canbe inserted in a suitable slit or socket in the penholder A, and when soinserted the outer ends of the blades will be brought together, butthere will be a space between them to receive ink or other markingmaterial.

To make a pen capable of doing the most perfect fancy marking, I grooveabout one half of the inside of ,each blade near and at the end, asshown in Fig. 4, which causes the ink to flow more freely from thegrooved portion than from that which is not grooved, producingfinely-shaded letters.

In use the pen is to be pressed gently upon the paper or other materialto be marked,

which will cause the upper blade to overlap the under blade a little, asshown in Fig. 5 also causing the ink to flow, the ink havin been firstplaced between the two blades.

It is desirable to keep the outside of the pen clean. The pen can befilled by dipping in ink, and then the outside can be easily wipedclean.

In use the penis to be held constantly in about the same position, thebroad strokes being made when the pen is moved in one direction, thelight strokes when it is moved in another direction, so that a strokecan be made the width of which will be equal to the width of the pen, orhalf the width of the pen, or quite fine.

Ink or paint or other suitable fluid or semifluid may be used; but itshould be a" little heavier or thicker than ordinary ink. The two bladesmight be made detached one from the other and be secured in a suitableholder.

For general use the pen may be of the size shown in Figs; 1 and 2.

Various degrees and forms of shading can be produced by arranging thegrooves or serrations on theinside of the blades to allow the ink ,orfluid to flow at a point for the desired shading. The pen can be usedeither side up, producing different shades. 7

What Ielaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'asfollows:

1. An improved marking-pen consisting of the two broad-pointed flexibleblades at b, of equal length and operating from either side,substantially as specified.

2. A marking-pen consisting of the two broad flexible blades a, b, eachdifferently grooved at the inner face of the point, whereby differentshadings can be given by turning the pen over, substantially asdescribed.

JAMES W. STOAKES.

Witnesses:

O. W. BOND, H. F. BRUNs.

